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The Day Tripper by James Goodhand

The Day Tripper

A Novel

by James Goodhand

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  • Mar 2024, 368 pages
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Profoundly Thought-Provoking & Emotionally Elegant
The Day Tripper is author James Goodhand’s first published adult novel, but he has previously penned two young adult books, Last Lesson and Man Down. For about the past twenty years, he has earned a living as an auto mechanic, which he enjoys and finds satisfying. He is also a musician who did not formally study writing, an impressive fact considering how skillfully written and memorable The Day Tripper is. He says he often gets story ideas during walks in the woods near the home in England he shares with his wife and son.

“What if you woke up each morning on a different random day of your life?” That’s themore
Deborah C. (Rochester Hills, MI)

The Day Tripper is a Treat!
I've always been fascinated by time travel stories, from the original Back to the Future movies to the TV series Quantum Leap, and the books The Time Traveler's Wife, The Midnight Library, and Oona Out of Order. Each of these stories have their own plots, problems, and solutions. The thing that they all have in common is that you are unsure how it will all work out until the end.

This book, The Day Tripper, is ingenious and thought-provoking and kept me entranced. It started out slow, but once the main character, Alex, became caught up in his daily time switch, I was reeled in. I could feel his frantic confusionmore
Mark S. (Blauvelt, NY)

A must read for time travel enthusiasts
As a fan of all things related to time travel, The Day Tripper was outstanding! While I generally spend a few weeks reading each book, this page turner was completed in two days. Goodhand is a gifted writer who does an amazing job of dropping the reader into the same sense of confusion that Alex feels as he navigates through various iterations of his life. We are drawn into his progression from trying to understand what is happening to him to his later recognition of how his choices directly impact his life and the lives of those around him. What makes this novel even more enjoyable is the way in which Goodhandmore
Catherine H. (Asbury Park, NJ)

The Day Tripper
The Day Tripper by James Goodhand is a novel showing how events in the main character's life are responsible for other future events, and how these events can be altered by time travel. Most of us at some point have thought "What if I had done something differently." This story shows how cause and effect in our daily life influences us to be a better person.
I really enjoyed this book and plan to re-read it. I liked the fast pace and little jewels of thought such as "The worse our enemies can do is to turn us into them."
Fans of Quantum Leap and The Twilight Zone would be impressed with this story. I recommendmore
Linda S. (West Linn, OR)

Time Travel With A Twist
I'm drawn to time travel books, favorites being Stephen King's 11/22/63 and Jack Finney's two-book series Time and Again; and From Time to Time. James Goodhand's new book The Day Tripper is time travel with a twist. Each day Alex Dean confronts a new place and year, but the days are not in chronological order. One day he might be 36 years old and the next he's 22. He is experiencing his life out of order, often bewildered as to what events have gotten him to a specific place and time. For the reader It would be easy to get frustrated and confused. At the beginning you have no idea what is going on nor why, butmore
Sina_De_Capri

The Day Tripper review
The Day Tripper invites readers on a tumultuous journey through time, blending elements of science fiction, romance, and mystery. Set in 1995, the novel introduces Alex Dean, a young man seemingly destined for greatness. His life takes an unexpected turn when a brutal encounter leaves him battered and disoriented, almost drowning in the Thames.

The central premise is captivating: Alex wakes up in a derelict room, older than he should be, with no memory of the intervening years. The days shift unpredictably between 1999 and 2010, leaving Alex perpetually disoriented. As he navigates this temporal maze, hemore
Junko W. (Pahoa, HI)

A different twist to time travel tale
James Goodhand's The Day Tripper is a refreshing new take on time travel. Our protagonist Alex Dean is a young man with a bright future, with university ahead of him. He has a woman who is the love of his life. However, after a traumatic beating by an old nemesis, he is thrown into the Thames where he expected to die. He wakes up but in a day in his future. Every day, he wakes up to a different day in his life. He searches for his love and for ways to alter his life. Can he change the future, the past with his actions? No spoiler here.
Jackie R. (Clark, NJ)

A Wrinkle In Time
This book is a refreshing look at time travel. You will find yourself advocating for the main characters.
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